Introducing Fascism: A Graphic Guide by Litza Jansz, Stuart Hood
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Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Introducing...
Did Fascism end with the Allied victory over the Axis powers in 1945, or has it been lying dormant and is now re-awakening as we move into the 21st century? Introducing Fascism trace the origins of Fascism in 19th-century traditions of ultra-conservatism, the ideas of Nietzsche, Wagner and other intelle ...Show more
Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Very Short Introduction by Martin Bunton
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Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions
The conflict between Palestine and Israel is one of the most highly publicized and bitter struggles in history. In this accessible and stimulating Very Short Introduction, Martin Bunton clearly explains the history of the problem, reducing it to its very essence - a modern territorial contest between tw ...Show more
Climate: A Very Short Introduction by Mark A. Maslin
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Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions
In this wide-ranging Very Short Introduction to climate, Mark Maslin considers all aspects of the global climate system, exploring and explaining the different components that control climate on Earth. He considers the processes that allow energy to reach the Earth and how it is redistributed around the ...Show more
Introducing Kierkegaard: A Graphic Guide by Dave Robinson
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Father of existentialism or the Eeyore of philosophy? Known as the first modern theologian, Soren Kierkegaard was a prolific writer of the Danish 'golden age'. A philosopher, poet and social critic, his key concepts of angst, despair, and the importance of the individual, influenced many 20th-century ph ...Show more
Introducing the Holocaust: A Graphic Guide by Haim Bresheeth, Stuart Hood, Litza Jansz
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Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Introducing...
A moving and informative graphic guide to Holocaust. Who needs yet another book on the Holocaust? Sadly, most of us. The vast amount of serious research work on the Holocaust never reaches the general public, and our notions of it are at the mercy of distortion and myth. As a result, it is regarded as a ...Show more
Introducing Wagner: A Graphic Guide by Michael White
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Wagner's operatic works rank with the supreme achievements of western culture. But acceptance of Wagner's musical genius is tempered by feelings of misgiving and many believe the composer's underlying ideas to be indefensible. A self-styled social revolutionary, Wagner thought the world could be redeeme ...Show more
Introducing Empiricism: A Graphic Guide by Dave Robinson
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Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Introducing...
Our knowledge comes primarily from experience - what our senses tell us. But is experience really what it seems? The experimental breakthroughs in 17th-century science of Kepler, Galileo and Newton informed the great British empiricist tradition, which accepts a 'common-sense' view of the world - and ye ...Show more
Introducing Continental Philosophy: A Graphic Guide by Christopher Kul-Want; Piero (Illustrator)
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Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Introducing... Ser.
What makes philosophy on the continent of Europe so different and exciting? And why does it have such a reputation for being 'difficult'?Continental philosophy was initiated amid the revolutionary ferment of the 18th century, philosophers such as Kant and Hegel confronting the extremism of the time with ...Show more
American History: A Very Short Introduction by Paul S. Boyer
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Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions | Reading Level: very good
This brief history of America will span the earliest migrations to the present, reflecting Paul S. Boyer's interests in social, intellectual, and cultural history, including popular culture and religion. It will reflect his personal view of American history, in which a sense of paradox and irony loom la ...Show more
Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction by Paul Bahn
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Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions
This entertaining Very Short Introduction reflects the enduring popularity of archaeology - a subject which appeals as a pastime, career, and academic discipline, encompasses the whole globe, and surveys 2.5 million years. From deserts to jungles, from deep caves to mountain tops, from pebble tools to s ...Show more
Stars: A Very Short Introduction by Andrew King
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Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions
Every atom of our bodies has been part of a star. Our very own star, the Sun, is crucial to the development and sustainability of life on Earth. This Very Short Introduction presents a modern, authoritative examination of how stars live, producing all the chemical elements beyond helium, and how they di ...Show more
Introducing Infinity: A Graphic Guide by Brian Clegg, Oliver Pugh
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Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Introducing...
Compact INTRODUCING guide to a boundlessly intriguing topic. The Ancient Greeks were so horrified by the implications of an endless number that they drowned the man who gave away the secret. A German mathematician was driven mad by the repercussions of his discovery of transfinite numbers. How will you ...Show more